Gulden Draak Brewmasters Edition
(has 7 batches)
Brouwerij Van Steenberge in Ertvelde, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular|
Score
7.42
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Whisky barrel aged version (according to the brewery) of Gulden Draak Classic, launched in 2014 for the 230th birthday of the brewery, originally in 75 cl bottles only.
From the brewery's website:
Gulden Draak Brewmaster is een ode van de zesde generatie meesterbrouwer aan de vorige generaties brouwers van de brouwerij Van Steenberge, aan het vakmanschap van onze traditionele brouwkunst en met name aan de vijfde generatie brouwer: Jozef Van Steenberge, die zich rond het jaar 1975 verdiepte in de speciaalbieren, gecombineerd met de experimenten van de nieuwe ‘Craft beer world’.
Bij de Gulden Draak Brewmaster zullen de brouwers het basisbrouwsel van de Gulden Draak Classic laten rijpen op houten vaten afkomstig van gedestilleerde dranken, afhankelijk van de beschikbaarheid.
Kleur: amber
Alcoholvolume: 10,5% – 23° Plato
Aroma: houtaroma, whiskysmaken
Smaak: vanille, zacht
Ideale schenktemperatuur: tussen 8° en 12° Celsius
From the brewery's website:
Gulden Draak Brewmaster is een ode van de zesde generatie meesterbrouwer aan de vorige generaties brouwers van de brouwerij Van Steenberge, aan het vakmanschap van onze traditionele brouwkunst en met name aan de vijfde generatie brouwer: Jozef Van Steenberge, die zich rond het jaar 1975 verdiepte in de speciaalbieren, gecombineerd met de experimenten van de nieuwe ‘Craft beer world’.
Bij de Gulden Draak Brewmaster zullen de brouwers het basisbrouwsel van de Gulden Draak Classic laten rijpen op houten vaten afkomstig van gedestilleerde dranken, afhankelijk van de beschikbaarheid.
Kleur: amber
Alcoholvolume: 10,5% – 23° Plato
Aroma: houtaroma, whiskysmaken
Smaak: vanille, zacht
Ideale schenktemperatuur: tussen 8° en 12° Celsius
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8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2020
at 18:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sweet and intense. Malty, dark honey, caramel, fudge, toffee, cream. I am missing the whisky-bartel touch. Really nice one.
Tried
on 20 Nov 2020
at 12:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Belgiuminabox. Pours a clear deep amber/orange colour with a medium sized fast dissipating off-white head. Aromas of caramel, bread, spice, lighter notes of dry dark fruits, wood and whiskey. Taste is again similar to the aroma with added notes of vanilla, coconut with stronger notes of the dry dark fruit, wood and whiskey. Full bodied, average carbonation and a smooth oily mouthfeel. Slightly alcoholic finish. Nice sipper to enjoy once in a while in the winter months.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2020
at 00:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
20/X/20 - 33cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ ElManana’s place, BB: 15/IV/23 (2020-993)
Clear amber beer, big creamy dense beige head, stable, non adhesive. Aroma: malty, grains, hay, sweet impression, lots of banana, soapy touch. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of banana, yeasty, pretty bitter, hoppy touch, dry. Aftertaste: malty, grains, hay, banana peel, slightly sweet, lots of alcohol.
Clear amber beer, big creamy dense beige head, stable, non adhesive. Aroma: malty, grains, hay, sweet impression, lots of banana, soapy touch. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of banana, yeasty, pretty bitter, hoppy touch, dry. Aftertaste: malty, grains, hay, banana peel, slightly sweet, lots of alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Dranken Geers
on 20 Oct 2020
at 18:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Amber, clear with a medium off white head. A dried fruit aroma, with caramel and wooden barrels sense. Sweet with a warm wooden barrels and dried fruit end. Like
Tried
on 19 Oct 2020
at 17:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Flasche 0,33l: Roter Bernstein, Mahagoni, dezente Trübung, wenig flüchtiger feinporiger Schaum; sehr fruchtige + würzige Nase, kräftige Süße, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, Backpflaumen, Datteln, florale/kräutrige Hopfenaromen, kräftig Malz, Malzzucker, Karamell, belgische Ale-Hefearomen; sehr fruchtiger + kräftig würziger Körper, kräftige Süße, leichte Säure, florale/grasige Hopfennoten, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, kräftig Malz, dunkles Karamell, cremig, mittlere Kohlensäure, kräftige belgische Ale-Hefearomen, leichte Röstaromen; fruchtig-würziger Nachgang
Tried
on 12 Oct 2020
at 12:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Amber coloured beer with a strong head. The aroma is strongly spiced, and the flavour is rich and spiced with good bitterness. Overall a nice spiced and malty Belgian beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2020
at 23:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Delt med EgilB på Lillehøgda. Gyldenbrun. Nesten klar. Kremaktig filmskum. Smaken mandler & sherry. Alkoholisk tørr avslutning. I søteste laget.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2020
at 09:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle as 2019 limited edition. Unclear golden body with a lacing off-white head. Aroma has malt, wood, coconut, almond and a bit perfumed in a nice, kinda Bourbon type of smell. Taste has sweet, smooth malt, wood, coconut, vinous – almost boozy but in a smooth way, distinct whisky (and pretty sure this is at least some Bourbon involved). Fine body and nice aftertaste. I really like the original Gouden Draak, but has so far not been to found of the variants, but this one really hit it. Really silk smooth and balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2020
at 17:22
8/10
En nytelse.masse smak i masse retninger, og så mye at litt diacetyl kjennes kjærkomment og balanserende. Fanger også noe røyk, i tillegg til alt det andre do tradisjonelt skal være i denne.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2020
at 22:11